Bally | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Howrah |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.65°N 88.34°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Name2: | Howrah |
Subdivision Name3: | Greater Kolkata |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Howrah |
Subdivision Type5: | Metro Station |
Subdivision Name5: | Dakshineswar |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 711201, 711202 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91 33 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | HMC wards |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 51, 52, 53, 54 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Howrah |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Bally |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Bally is a neighbourhood in the city of Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1] [2]
Bally is under the jurisdiction of Bally Police Station of Howrah City Police. It is governed by the Bally Municipality.
Bally is located at and also the northernmost part of Howrah city.[3] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is more elevated in the west than the east (where flows the Hoogly river), thus leading to a problem of water logging.[4] Bally is separated from Uttarpara, Hooghly by Bally Canal (Bally Khal) at its north. A Bridge was constructed over Bally Canal in 1846 to join the two localities.[5]
An important transportation hub of Kolkata, Bally is connected to Dakshineswar, Kolkata via Vivekananda Setu and Nivedita Setu. State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road and Belghoria Expressway also pass through Bally. From here, people can avail a number of buses to go to Kolkata (via Vivekananda Setu), Howrah (via National Highway 16) and Hooghly (via National Highway 19).
Bally also has three railway stations of Kolkata Suburban Railway. They are Bally railway station (on Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord line), Bally Ghat railway station and Bally Halt railway station (on Sealdah-Dankuni line).
Nearest Airport of Bally is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum, Kolkata.